John Clayton was a longtime NFL reporter who was with ESPN for over 20 years.
- Died: Friday, March 18, 2022. (Who else died on March 18?)
- Details of death: Died in Washington at the age of 67 after a brief illness.
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Longtime NFL reporter
John Clayton started his sports journalist career after college at the Pittsburgh Press. After becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer for the Press, he moved to the News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington, covering the Seattle Seahawks. He is best known by NFL fans for his time as an NFL reporter for ESPN. He was a popular on-screen reporter at ESPN from 1995 until 2017. He was nicknamed “The Professor,” for his attention to details and statistics. Recently, he was a contributor at Seattle Sports 710 AM.
Notable Quote
“I love this stuff. What I love about it is there’s so much more stuff we didn’t have access to years ago and now we do — the salary information, NFL Game Rewind where you can watch coaches tape. There’s so much information and analytical stuff, it’s phenomenal.” – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Tributes to John Clayton
Full Obituary: ESPN
